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Key Differences
In short — Core i7-6700 outperforms the cheaper Pentium G6950 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Pentium G6950 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i7-6700 is 2001 days newer than the cheaper Pentium G6950.
Advantages of Intel Pentium G6950
- Up to 63% cheaper than Core i7-6700 - $47.48 vs $130.0
- Up to 61% better value when playing God of War than Core i7-6700 - $0.29 vs $0.75 per FPS
Advantages of Intel Core i7-6700
- Performs up to 7% better in God of War than Pentium G6950 - 173 vs 161 FPS
- Consumes up to 11% less energy than Intel Pentium G6950 - 65 vs 73 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Pentium G6950 - 8 vs 2 threads
God of War
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
FPS
161
93%
Value, $/FPS
$0.29/FPS
100%
Price, $
$47.48
100%
Value Winner
Intel Pentium G6950 Processor 2.8GHz 3 MB Cache Socket LGA1156
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TOP 5 Games
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Ultra
Pentium G6950
Desktop • Jan 7th, 2010
Core i7-6700
Desktop • Jul 1st, 2015
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Intel Pentium G6950 | vs | Intel Core i7-6700 |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 7th, 2010 | Release Date | Jul 1st, 2015 |
| Pentium | Collection | Core i7 |
| Clarkdale | Codename | Skylake |
| Intel Socket 1156 | Socket | Intel Socket 1151 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 2 | Cores | 4 |
| 2 | Threads | 8 |
| 2.8 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.4 GHz |
| Non-Turbo | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.0 GHz |
| 73 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 32 nm | Process Size | 14 nm |
| 21.0x | Multiplier | 34.0x |
| Intel HD | Integrated Graphics | HD Graphics 530 |
| No | Overclockable | No |
Builds Using Pentium G6950 or Core i7-6700
God of War, 1920 x 1080, Ultra
41 FPS
$19.27/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 8 GB
Core i7-6700
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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49 FPS
$16.12/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Core i7-6700
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